Olive-capped Coua vs Indian Cuckoo

Coua olivaceiceps verglichen mit Cuculus micropterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Olive-capped Coua Indian Cuckoo
Wissenschaftlicher Name Coua olivaceiceps Cuculus micropterus
Ordnung Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familie Cuculidae Cuculidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 32,9 cm (13.0 in) 39,3 cm (15.5 in)
Gewicht 182,0 g (6.42 oz) 120,5 g (4.25 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Olive-capped Coua only

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Indian Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Olive-capped Coua

Gesang

Loud, harsh resonant call; penetrating notes carrying through tropical forest habitat in South Asia.

Indian Cuckoo

Gesang

Loud, far-carrying raucous call; harsh penetrating notes given from tall dense forest canopy. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Olive-capped Coua

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Olive-capped Coua

Indian Cuckoo

Gefieder

Indian Cuckoo: gray above; white below with bold dark barring; four-note call; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; common Asian species

About These Birds

Olive-capped Coua

Olive-capped Coua (Coua olivaceiceps) — 40–44 cm. Grey-brown with an olive-grey cap replacing the rufous cap of the related Red-capped Coua; bare blue orbital skin. Inhabits the southern semi-arid zone of Madagascar. Non-parasitic. Omnivore. Sometimes treated as a subspecies of Red-capped Coua.

Indian Cuckoo

Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) — 32–34 cm. Grey above; barred underparts; yellow orbital ring; broad dark subterminal tail band. Migratory; widespread from India through Southeast Asia and China to Korea and Japan. Brood parasite targeting drongos and other medium passerines. Insectivore. Famous four-note 'one more bottle' call.

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